All these bike deaths and injuries started occurring after Bloomberg decided it was safer to have children and adults ride their bicycles on the street with cars and trucks than on the sidewalk like they always did in the past. Why? So he can make bike lanes which creates even more traffic and force people to use the subway more so they make more money. Hope is it logical to have a child ride their bikes in a street with trucks and cars and people opening doors when they park? Idiots!

Yes,she was taken from life support this morning..so sad…wonderful girl…
According to the driver’s statement,she was the one hit the side of the Van,if she did ..she wont get that severe injury..and probably she won’t die from it.. the point is ,the driver is defensive…since nobody saw it..he just told the police that the girl was the one hit his Van..hope there will be further investigation because of the severity of the injury…broken left leg,hips,jaw and the head..
RIP sweetie…we will be working on your case..

Everybody is blaming the driver like they were there and witnessed that. People with bikes and people walking NEVER stop for the light, they don’t mind crossing the streets even when the light isn’t green for them. I’m 100% positive that each one that asking for a prove and blaming the driver in the comments DOES NOT respect the rules and DOES NOT wait for no lights. I’m not against the young lady but come on people let’s be fair and think about it the other way around, you don’t know neither one of them so why you taking sides when you weren’t there. 99% the driver could’ve been in the hospital too if his car wheels flipped out, and all of you would’ve been blaming the girl for not stopping for the light. DO NOT JUDGE IF YOU HAVE NO CLUE WHAT HAPPENED. Hopefully the girl have a speed recovery. Best of luck for both of them

What if that was your kid! And trust me I don’t care if you are an olimpian you cannot go that fast on a bicycle to sustain injuries that bad. And if this guy did not blow the light with the van what kind of dragster was he driving??!??!!As a driver you are an educated operator! Everyone seems to be getting they’re drivers licenses the same way you get a metrocard 😡🤬

You must be a true friend because you wrote this well before it hit the news. So sorry for your loss. Very disturbing how your comment can be “down-thumb” Its more of a reflection of those people down-thumbing than your comment.

Would love to see some evidence that she ran the red light before it gets reported as fact. And no, what the police say generally is not proof – not even admissible in court – as they typically witnessed nothing and are merely relaying the word of the surviving/conscious driver, who of course has every reason to blame the cyclist. Is there video? An eyewitness? If not then this should be written as “Police report that the driver claims the cyclist ran the red light.” Or better yet, simply say the cause of the crash is under investigation.

@Jenastoriat: you’re obviously missing the point with your hyperbolic statement.
In anycase, the idea is that a government in any form can not prevent people from being careless and making decisions… No matter how many signs/lights or lack of signs/lights. You’re forgetting people have a choice regardless if it’s monarchy, communism or libertarianism. The government can not nanny the People no matter how hard they sell it.

That whole area is unsafe for everyone whether you bike, drive or walk it. Too many parked cars at no standing/ stopping zones. Cars constantly parked on the sidewalk. Cars going through most of the sidewalk to get to the market parking space. The souvlaki guy on the corner who parks his vehicle on the sidewalk. Bikes trying to avoid cars. People parking in the middle of the road by the Amtrak pillars. Something was done about the dangers on 33 street and 23 ave and now i think 35 St. and 23 avenue needs some changes.

I see this all the time in Astoria, cyclist and runners running lights and stop signs.
I believe that I know this intersection and this intersection is dark has steel girders descending down from above ending smack in the middle of 23rd Avenue. This obstructs drivers view of traffic.

As a cyclist and an automobile driver I must say that it appears to me that cyclists and runners feel that they are privilege, above the law in not obeying the law. This cyclist
put herself in danger as well as the automobile driver and passengers in danger and
any pedestrians in danger as well in running the red light.
I wonder if she was using earbuds and if she was following the law by having lights and reflectors correctly placed on her bike and if she was wearing a helmet or not.

The mayor and his officials have come down hard on motor vehicle drivers but refuses
to see, to understand that many cyclists, joggers, and pedestrians alike are not obeying the law. When I was young, back in the 1960s a public service commercial told pedestrians to “Cross at the green and not in between, warning pedestrians not to jaywalk.,
that it is dangerous to do so.
Not only are people constantly popping out into traffic from between parked cars in the dead of night they do so with earbuds on and looking down into their electronic devices.

I agree. I wrote Councilmember Costa Constantinides about the scooters and got a canned reply. “yes we hear you. yes we are working with the 114th precinct. blah blah blah” This poor woman-I hope she survives

Cyclists and delivery people who ride those motorized scooters seem to think they are invincible and road rules don’t apply to them. I’ve been nearly hit numerous times because of this. I hope this young lady recovers but please let this be a lesson to everyone to follow the rules of the road no matter what type of vehicle you’re in!

Someone was killed near this area last year trying to cross the street. That is a very dangerous street especially with that sidewalk parking lot from that Greek market. The city should do something about that area ASAP.

No! The gov’t doesn’t need to help people protect themselves. No matter how much random signs and alerts NYC gov’t can not prevent bad decisions. THIS is why Liberty exists; you’re able to make choices to be great as well as choices that aren’t great. Stop with the Nanny state! You’re looking to a bunch a power-hungry-psychopaths for help? Enough! Only when a *free* society exists can a society prosper.

Are you against speed limits and traffic lights? Seatbelts? How about headlights and brake lights? Should those be optional? We should also let factories dump raw sewage in the streets, I assume? Maybe we should get rid of police and firefighters too, since you don’t think the government should help people protect themselves.

I agree with you so much. That parking lot is a hazard to everyone on the sidewalk and a danger to on coming drivers. And cars tend to double park in that area with no one being ticketed because a certain store across the street is popular with the PD.

The street is dangerous?! Or the pedestrians that think they can outrun a car passing the green light? Or the inconsiderate cyclist that does whatever they want? The street is fine. It has traffic lights on every corner. OBEY THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS! Very simple solution.

The NYC Ferry system is set to undergo a significant expansion in coming months, with the Astoria route, connecting the western Queens neighborhood to Wall Street, getting a new stop at the Brooklyn Navy Yard this spring.

A 24-year-old Brooklyn man who crashed his car on the BQE in 2017 and left a 25-year-old Astoria woman inside his burning vehicle to die was sentenced yesterday to four to 12 years in prison, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office.